{"id":5148,"date":"2017-03-01T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2021-08-18T13:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T13:40:13","slug":"tutor-resource-library-maths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/tutors\/tutor-resource-library-maths\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutor Resources: How to teach Maths GCSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>a{color:#2787FF}p span{font-family:'Source Sans Pro';font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.collapsemenu__link span{color:#2787FF;cursor:pointer}.collapsemenu__link .arrow{font-size:26px;margin-right:5px}blockquote{line-height:1.5;text-align:center;color:#1fb6ff;margin:40px 0}blockquote:before{color:#1fb6ff}blockquote p{font-size:22px;line-height:1.5}<\/style>\n<h2>How to prepare for your first tutorial<\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCX59107314\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX59107314\">Know your student<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">Effective tutoring starts from the first time you meet. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">The first time you meet your student, make sure you ask<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\"> lots of questions and find out as much <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">as possible <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">about their current <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">attainment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\"> and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">attitude towards <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX237945740\">maths<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">What do\/don&#8217;t they like to do in tutorials? Do they dislike <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX237945740\">maths<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\"> or do they just find <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">it difficult? Do they have mathematics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\"> anxiety<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">?\u00b9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCX57323936\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX57323936\">Structure your lessons<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCX57323936\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">Try to t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">hink back to when you were at s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">chool. Le<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">ssons were <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">monotonous<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> if you were ju<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">st talked at<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">;<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">students <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">need variety! <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX29615205\">M<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX29615205\">aths<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> can be particularly dull if you are just working through exercises, so don&#8217;t spend too l<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">ong on any one type of activity. F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">or example, introduce a topic and cover the theory, then have a go at some simple practice questions to cement the technique. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">Next,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> have a go at some harder questions, perhaps<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">word problems or <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">questions involving<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">some extra steps. Finally, allow <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">your student<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> to work through some exam questions. As a plenary, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">ask<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> them to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX29615205\">summarise<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">what they have learnt on a new page. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">I like to draw<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> a box on the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> whiteboard, and then <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">task<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> them <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">with<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\"> fit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">ting<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">everything they\u2019ve learned into it &#8211; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX29615205\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX29615205\">a real challenge for those who like to write volumes of notes!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCX186137686\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX186137686\">Make sure your student is making\u00a0progress<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">hat can <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">your student do at the end of the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\"> lesson that they couldn&#8217;t do at the start<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">?<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">It doesn&#8217;t have to be a huge leap forwards<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\"> but <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">your<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\"> student <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">will <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">need to see improvement to stay motivated. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">If possible, establish a \u2018learning objective\u2019 at the beginning of your lesson, so that you and your student have a tangible goal to work towards.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX268296287\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX268296287\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What can your student do at the end of the lesson that they couldn&#8217;t do at the start? It doesn&#8217;t have to be a huge leap forwards, but your student will need to see improvement to stay motivated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCX135237540\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX135237540\">Resources<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>My go-to bank for resources is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/teaching-resources\/hub\/secondary\/mathematics\">TES<\/a>. Many of the resources are available for free and are in formats that you can edit, so you can tailor them to suit you and your student. It is essential that you take time to check and adapt the resources &#8211; downloading them saves time but there can be mistakes and you should have your own set of solutions prepared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Tutoring online<\/a> means you don\u2019t want to have to be switching between pages to view questions and answers. The most usable resources have gaps after the questions where you and your student can work. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/teaching-resource\/solving-equations-worksheets-6117293\">these worksheets<\/a>\u00a0are ideal for practicing solving equations, with a variety of activities at a range of levels.<\/p>\n<p>Once your student starts revising for the exam itself, past papers are your golden resource. They are available online (make sure you look up the correct exam board) and most will have mark schemes too. I would suggest that you don\u2019t attempt papers in their entirety too early; just pick key questions that reflect the typical way a topic is examined. Save whole past papers for closer to the exam date once all topics have been revised individually. The most efficient way to cover whole papers is to ask students to complete the paper in their own time, and use the tutorial itself to mark the paper together, stopping to spend time on the questions they struggled with. I would normally ask my student to scan in and send me the completed paper in advance of the tutorial. That way I can have a look through it before we mark it together (I usually print and annotate a copy so that I have a reminder of the points I want to make), and I can be sure that there won\u2019t be any issues uploading it to the lesson space.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCX107921637\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX107921637\">FAQs<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The hardest part of teaching maths is understanding why students often find it so difficult &#8211; some overwhelmingly so. Our job is to help them achieve as best they can by making the syllabus accessible and taking as much time as is needed to cover and review material. Be wary of asking anything too challenging too soon, but have a wide range of materials ready which cover a broad range of ability levels, and be flexible with which ones you use and for how long. Step up the difficulty gradually and explain what you have added that makes this question slightly more complex than the last.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The hardest part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/view-tutors\/Maths\/\">tutoring maths<\/a> is understanding why students often find it so difficult &#8211; some overwhelmingly so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sometimes the student will just say or write down a correct answer with no explanation. In this case, don&#8217;t stop there: insist that they explain their logic to you. It might be that they are using a &#8216;trick&#8217; method or skipping steps, which will work for the easy questions but will fall apart when the questions get harder. It is essential that the method they learn will work for all questions, not just the easy ones.<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth noting that most students, even the weaker ones, will have areas of the syllabus that they find much more manageable than others. Therefore it\u2019s important to have some higher-level materials available. The last thing you want to do is to restrict your student to simple questions when they are capable of tackling more advanced problems.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCX212081403\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX212081403\">What is changing in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX212081403\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX212081403\">maths<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX212081403\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX212081403\">?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maths exam specifications have been updated, and students will be tested on the new syllabus this summer (June 2017). Starting from this summer, English and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/view-tutors\/Maths\/GCSE\/\">Maths GCSEs<\/a> will be graded with the new 9-1 system. 9 is the highest, but fewer of these will be awarded than the number of A*s awarded in previous years. An old C grade is roughly equivalent to a 4 in the new system. Exam boards have updated their specifications, but past papers will still be relevant, as it is likely that each exam board will set questions in a similar style to before.<\/p>\n<p>The new specifications have more content and are more demanding than before, so begin by reading the updated syllabus. Make sure that you have it clear in your mind what they do (and just as importantly don&#8217;t!) need to know; what is given to them on a formula sheet and what they need to learn by heart.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to look through some past papers; get a feel for how students should be able to apply their knowledge. Work out what the key areas are for weaker students, and which areas are aimed at those students seeking that A* grade.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"link2--button\" class=\"collapsemenu__link\"><span class=\"TextRun SCX233188363\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX233188363\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u203a<\/span> OCR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"link2--content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>There is a new content area which affects all exam boards, called \u2018ratio, proportion and rates of change\u2019. Many of the specification points in this area are not new, but they used to be covered in other parts of the syllabus. This, along with the \u2018number\u2019 content area, now make up half of the examinable material for the foundation tier papers.<\/p>\n<p>There are three Assessment Objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AO1 &#8211; Applying standard techniques (this makes up 50% of the foundation tier marks and 40% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO2 &#8211; Reasoning, interpreting and communicating (this incorporates the old \u2018Quality of Written Communication\u2019 marks that used to be awarded; 25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO3 &#8211; Solving non-routine problems (25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier; there is more focus on this method of assessment across both tiers than there has been previously).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure you read the specification before you start tutoring. The OCR specification can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocr.org.uk\/Images\/168982-specification-gcse-mathematics-j560.pdf\">here<\/a>. Some topics, such as venn diagrams, have been added to both foundation and higher tiers; some topics, such as trigonometric ratios, which were previously higher tier only, have been added to foundation tier; some topics, such as finding approximate numerical solutions to equations using iteration, have been added to higher tier only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"link1--button\" class=\"collapsemenu__link\"><span class=\"TextRun SCX117505919\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX117505919\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u203a<\/span> AQA<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"link1--content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>There is a new content area which affects all exam boards, called \u2018ratio, proportion and rates of change\u2019. Many of the specification points in this area are not new, but they used to be covered in other parts of the syllabus. This, along with the \u2018number\u2019 content area, now make up half of the examinable material for the foundation tier papers.<\/p>\n<p>There are three Assessment Objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AO1 &#8211; Applying standard techniques (this makes up 50% of the foundation tier marks and 40% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO2 &#8211; Reasoning, interpreting and communicating (this incorporates the old \u2018Quality of Written Communication\u2019 marks that used to be awarded; 25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO3 &#8211; Solving non-routine problems (25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier; there is more focus on this method of assessment across both tiers than there has been previously).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure you read the specification before you start tutoring. AQA have summarised the changes to the GCSE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aqa.org.uk\/resources\/mathematics\/gcse\/mathematics-8300\/plan\/summary-of-changes\">here<\/a>, and Luke Graham (@bettermaths) has broken down the changes <a href=\"https:\/\/bettermaths.aqa.org.uk\/2014\/06\/28\/gcse-maths-topic-changes\/\">here<\/a>. Some topics, such as calculating pressure in numerical and algebraic contexts, have been added to both foundation and higher tiers; some topics, such as calculating exactly with multiples of \u03c0, which were previously higher tier only, have been added to foundation tier; some topics, such as finding approximate numerical solutions to equations using iteration, have been added to higher tier only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"link3--button\" class=\"collapsemenu__link\"><span class=\"TextRun SCX242880456\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCX242880456\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u203a<\/span> Edexcel<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"link3--content\" style=\"display: none;\">Edexcel have published their new specification and a particularly helpful \u2018what\u2019s new\u2019 document <a href=\"http:\/\/qualifications.pearson.com\/en\/qualifications\/edexcel-gcses\/mathematics-2015.html\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere is a new content area which affects all exam boards, called \u2018ratio, proportion and rates of change\u2019. Many of the specification points in this area are not new, but they used to be covered in other parts of the syllabus. This, along with the \u2018number\u2019 content area, now make up half of the examinable material for the foundation tier papers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>There are three Assessment Objectives:<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AO1 &#8211; Applying standard techniques (this makes up 50% of the foundation tier marks and 40% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO2 &#8211; Reasoning, interpreting and communicating (this incorporates the old \u2018Quality of Written Communication\u2019 marks that used to be awarded; 25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier);<\/li>\n<li>AO3 &#8211; Solving non-routine problems (25% of foundation tier marks will be assessed in this way, 30% of higher tier; there is more focus on this method of assessment across both tiers than there has been previously).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure you read the specification before you start tutoring.\u00a0Some topics, such as knowing the exact values of sin\u03b8 and cos\u03b8 for \u03b8=0\u00b0,\u00a030\u00b0,\u00a045\u00b0,\u00a060\u00b0\u00a0and\u00a090\u00b0, have been added to both foundation and higher tiers; some topics, such as standard form, which were previously higher tier only, have been added to foundation tier; some topics, such as inverse and composite functions, have been added to higher tier only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Happy tutoring,<\/p>\n<p>Emma<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCX237945740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX237945740\">1.\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\">Maths anxiety is a recognised <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\">emotional reaction to being faced with a maths problem. For more information, The Nuffield Foundation are currently conducting some research into it and have an<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\"> excellent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\"> explanation of the effects of it <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCX37408789\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuffieldfoundation.org\/understanding-mathematics-anxiety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCX37408789\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX37408789\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCX237945740\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5324 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths.png 144w, https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths-64x64.png 64w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 144px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 144\/144;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths.png 144w, https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maths-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Emma W. graduated with a degree in Physics from St Anne&#8217;s College, Oxford, and is now a secondary Maths teacher in Surrey. 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